The now 77-year-old Mexican-American veteran kicked off with the pounding Jingo and Evil Waysassisted by two vocalists. And after five minutes the legs wobbled in the chair room. Because who stays silent Oye Cómo va?
Not the lady in a row six, who even pulled the Mexican flag out of her bag, accompanied by a handkerchief and then the tears will not end with a song like Maria Maria.
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Guitar is almost human
Music is emotion and Santana knows that like no other. Only if the atmosphere in the room is good to keep his nuts on for longer and will he get the sound that is so characteristic of him. And luckily for us, the interaction there was and his instrument almost became a human voice. It is not for nothing that Carlos Santana was the favorite guitarist of Prince.
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Where small country is large
But what the Dutch public may not know is that the man who has been guarding Santana’s bass lines for 35 years just comes from the Netherlands. It is Benny Rietveld (66), perhaps with us under the radar, but a world act in America. Rietveld once played with Miles Davis and has been the backbone of the Santana sound since 1990. Where a small country can be large.
Only Benny is allowed to go near Cindy
And maybe because it was a home game, who knows, Rietveld was allowed to shine with a minute bass match with Mrs. Carlos, Cindy Blackman on drums. Rietveld will be the only man who leaves Carlos in her neighborhood.
Carlos Santana with his wife Cindy Blackman. She is also the drummer in his band. © ANP
Cindy no kitten to tackle without gloves
Cindy is a story apart. She drumed at Lenny Kravitz and received a hiding with the band leader Carlos herself during a collaboration with Santana. Cindy Blackman is 65, but actually ageless. She drums with the power of a twenties. Anxious, sleek in the size, and an unprecedented energetic appearance. Certainly no kitten to tackle without gloves or drum sticks. During her solos as during No one to depend on If you can’t do anything else, you can fall in love with her or get a girl-crush. What a woman!
Amsterdam, Carlos Santana in Ziggo Dome. Photo: Aldo Allession
Santana effortlessly switches between the decades. Of the still energetic She’s not there (1979) and the raw Hope You’re Feeling Better (1970), to the light -hearted Corazón Espinado (1999). Bee Samba Pa Ti With his guitar, the room stopped. Of The Game Of Love,, ” Put Your Lights On (including thousands of sparkling cell phones) and of course ending Smooth He put a point behind a set of almost two hours.
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Nuts are going to sing
What makes Santana so magical? His unique playing style, which he himself Sustain mentions. A technique where every note really comes to life when the audience feels. “If they pick it up,” says Carlos sometimes, “then the notes can sing.” And they did. He stretches them, let them dance in the air, until you almost forget that there are only six strings on such a guitar.